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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, has encouraged donors and other enthusiasts participating in the Step by Step Foundation/Republic Bank ‘Light it up blue’ Autism Awareness Walk to continue to support the Foundation’s efforts to nurture and educate children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The First Lady made this appeal in her address at a reception […]
A jealous ex-husband is on the run in the mining town of Linden, after he opened fire and shot his former wife and a male friend she was with on Sunday morning. The incident occurred just before 2 o’ clock on Sunday morning at Half Mile, Linden. Injured are 41-year-old Simone Belle and 41-year-old Sherwin […]
After a one week hiatus, the Prison Unrest Commission of Inquiry is set to restart on Monday morning. The Government of Guyana has given the Commission a two-month extension to wrap up its work. The Commission started its public hearings in early March. Over 10 prisoners have so far testified and offered evidence. When the […]
In a murder case that appears out of an old movie, Police investigators are probing the death of 64-year-old North West District resident, John Joseph, who died on Saturday morning after being stabbed with an arrow that he had used to shoot another villager. According to a Police report, the elderly man intervened in an […]
Heavy gunfire littered the Friday night peace and quiet of the Sussex Street, Charlestown area as a well known resident was gunned down in execution style by motorcycle riding gunmen. The incident occurred just before 10:00pm. The dead man has been identified as Gladston Taylor aka “Tuffy”. He was shot 11 times to his body […]
Newly elected Councillor of the City of Georgetown, Winston Harding, who won his constituency by a landslide has declared that he has no intentions to resign from the City Council, although allegations of child molestation were lobbied against him over a decade ago. Harding who was a candidate for the APNU+AFC saw the APNU pulling […]
Former Deputy Mayor and longstanding Councillor for the Georgetown municipality Ms. Patricia Chase Green has been elected the new Mayor of the Capital City. Chase – Green’s nomination was unchallenged after being put forward by Councillor Oscar Clarke and seconded by Alfred Mentore. Fighting back tears, Chase-Green thanked God, her team and the citizens of […]
Even with a collective membership that surpasses that of the Guyana Police Force, Community Policing Groups (CPGs) across Guyana are being reminded that their role is supplementary to that of professional policing. This month marks the 40th Anniversary of voluntary Community Policing in Guyana with activities planned in the 15 community policing divisions under the […]
The Guyana Power and Light Company has announced that with effect from April 1, 2016, there will be a 20% reduction in net rates for the supply of electricity across all Tariff categories. According to a statement from the company, the move comes following an “intensive review by the new Board of Directors in consultation […]
Tragedy has once again struck the mining community of the North West District in Region One. The Guyana Police Force reported today that it has launched an investigation into the murder of 19-year-old miner, Dalton Emanuel. The young man was stabbed to death by another young man during an argument at Yarakita. The suspect is […]
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